ikaros Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 Ugly Coin Competition 2014 Ugly By Design I'm Not Bad, I'm Just Engraved That Way 1970 and Before ikaros' 1825 UK farthing Britannia is not on trial here. No, the obverse portrait is what moves this poor thing into contention. Even taking into account the then-current Neoclassical style in art and architecture, I question the wisdom of producing a portrait of the king that would genuinely look more appropriate surrounded by the legend "NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR". vs ScottO's 1844 Prince Edward Island 1 Cent The entire design is lettering and the date, the only other thing is a small marking at the bottom on one side. And given the time frame, a rather boring coin given the designs of many countries around this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 Farthing. I actually like the plain token-like design of the 1 cent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted May 9, 2014 Report Share Posted May 9, 2014 Tough call here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikaros Posted May 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 The "winners" are: ikaros' 1825 UK farthing Britannia is not on trial here. No, the obverse portrait is what moves this poor thing into contention. Even taking into account the then-current Neoclassical style in art and architecture, I question the wisdom of producing a portrait of the king that would genuinely look more appropriate surrounded by the legend "NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR". and ScottO's 1844 Prince Edward Island 1 Cent The entire design is lettering and the date, the only other thing is a small marking at the bottom on one side. And given the time frame, a rather boring coin given the designs of many countries around this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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